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PEARL HARBOR DAY - "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" - December 7, 1941 at 7:55 A.M. Hawaiian time, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. With 19 ships sunk or damaged and 2300+ dead, The United States declared war on Japan the following day.

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Navy and Pearl Harbor Survivors Association members prepare to scatter the ashes of Pearl Harbor survivor Jack A. Stoeber, during an ash-scattering ceremony at the USS Utah Memorial, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 2016. Stoeber served aboard the USS Whitney as a chief carpenter's mate. The USS Whitney was one of more than 100 ships present at Pearl Harbor during the attacks. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabrielle Joyner.

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Veterans Day 2016

Sixteen World War II veterans receive recognition and service pins during a Veterans Day ceremony at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Nov. 9, 2016. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shelman Spencer.

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An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft taxis toward a bow catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, Oct. 16, 2016. The carrier and its strike group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. In a Nov. 10, 2016, statement, Defense Secretary Ash Carter urged Congress to adopt a proposed budget amendment that he said would hasten the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Navy photo by Seaman Christopher A. Michaels. Click on Photo to access full article.

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Death March Survivor Walks

Survivors of the Bataan Death March are standing in the background, including retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 98, in yellow jacket, who was the only survivor to walk in this years' memorial march.

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Death March Survivor Walks (cont.)

Army Brig. Gen. Timothy R. Coffin, center left, commander of White Sands Missile Range, greets retired Army Col. Ben Skardon, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, before the start of the Bataan Memorial Death March, March 20, 2016.